Basketball Preview: West Iredell Warriors vs. Elkin Buckin' Elks
The West Iredell Warriors will take on the Elkin Buckin' Elks at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. West Iredell knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Elkin likes a good challenge.
West Iredell will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating South Iredell, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. West Iredell walked away with a 59-52 victory over South Iredell on Friday. The 59-point effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
West Iredell had a senior duo take command as Jordan Patterson dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 steals and David Bunton went 9 for 14 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds and three steals. Patterson's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jermaine Cornelius, who earned four points.
West Iredell smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Elkin hadn't done well against North Wilkes recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Elkin came out on top against North Wilkes by a score of 54-44.
West Iredell's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Elkin, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
West Iredell was able to grind out a solid win over Elkin when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 70-63. Will West Iredell repeat their success, or does Elkin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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